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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 1.12 Linked Discourses 1.12
2. Nandanavagga 2. The Garden of Delight
Nandatisutta Delight Delight
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«. At Savatthi.
Ekamantaį¹ į¹hitÄ kho sÄ devatÄ bhagavato santike imaį¹ gÄthaį¹ abhÄsi: Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddhaās presence: Standing to one side, that devatÄ recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
āNandati puttehi puttimÄ, āChildren bring you delight! āOne who has sons delights in sons,
GomÄ gohi tatheva nandati; Cattle also bring you delight! One with cattle delights in cattle.
UpadhÄ«hi narassa nandanÄ, For attachments are a manās delight; Acquisitions truly are a manās delight;
Na hi so nandati yo nirÅ«padhÄ«āti. without attachments thereās no delight.ā Without acquisitions one does not delight. ā
āSocati puttehi puttimÄ, āChildren bring you sorrow. āOne who has sons sorrows over sons,
GomÄ gohi tatheva socati; Cattle also bring you sorrow. One with cattle sorrows over cattle.
UpadhÄ«hi narassa socanÄ, For attachments are a manās sorrow; Acquisitions truly are a manās sorrows;
Na hi so socati yo nirÅ«padhÄ«āti. without attachments there are no sorrows.ā Without acquisitions one does not sorrow. ā